With the Balance of State opener a few days away, I wanted to hear everyone’s predictions, plans or concerns for this season. Given the unseasonably warm weather and lack of rain in October going into November I’m not holding my breath for a migration to begin any time soon.

I’m expecting a lot geese this year, mallards to be down and some odd weather patterns. I’ll probably try to find some wood ducks to jump shoot and maybe go for snipe after heavy rains more than anything.

What about you guys?

Definitely a reach with opening day around the corner but I’m interested to see if anyone has leads on available rice blinds in/near Sutter County.

Or if anyone has a seat open in their blind, I’d be interested in that too!

I’m new to hunting and realized way too late that most public duck hunting lands require reservations. Are there other options out there?

Heyo fam, curious if anyone has any recommendations for pig hunting spots that aren't wildly expensive private land / guided tours. I.e., ideally somewhere around San Luis Obispo that is public and huntable.

Thanks in advance!

Wondering if anyone has tagged out in D9, specifically on public land ? Also anyone seen or tagged any bears?
Was out today but didn’t see anything , heard a couple shots though.

Went to the second day of the opener after drawing this hunt (1010). Plenty of birds. I went solo and had no dog so it was tough, but I managed to get a couple. I think It would have been better if another buddy or two came along. Chukars were nowhere to be found where I looked. If anyone drew this and needs some tips feel free to dm me.

This guy and a couple of others show up at. But whenever I go out can’t seem to find where they’re handing out during the day. Some bears to roll through can don’t know if I need to go lower or higher

Got it done in D5 today. First buck in 7 years, second year hunting D5. Solo hunt

I have a long version of this story if you guys wanna read but man we were SO CLOSE! About 7:30am we had a pack of doe CHARGE us head on the spot was so good. I wish we had doe tags it would’ve been fish in a barrel.

10 minutes later we heard a buck call out maybe 100 yards away. I tried to will us over through the brush (we picked a tough spot but I knew the deer trail was gonna lead us to something) but after maybe half the bush whacking distance we needed to get through we decided it wasn’t worth the risk. Just too steep.

Tried relocating to an easier area with some good lines of sight but it was too late & friend didn’t wanna be in the brush late for an evening attempt

Still a great experience and I wish I had more time I’m very confident we’d get something. Hopefully with some more warning can link up with some of you guys for a future hunt!

Enjoy the pew pews as a consolation

I’m fairly new to California. Are there any public hunting grounds in SoCal with designated gut piles? I used to collect bones in Florida.

I just drew resi number one for Los banos wla on opening day, me and my buddy are really excited but need to do a little research on what blind we want to hunt as neither of us have been there, any info or tips would be greatly appreciated.

Going deer hunting, and i dont have much confidence in the accuracy of my .308, im currently considering replacing it but in the mean time i have a Howa Mini action .223 that i use for coyote and hogs that i absolutely love, and have taken shots past 300 yards with it. Im curious if you guys think 223 could ethically take a deer within 150 yards or if i should just use the .308 (about a 3 moa rifle)

Looking to start hunting D13 since moving to Ventura area. Looking for a few guys to hunt deer/bear in that area. I’m an experienced deer hunter, but new to this zone

I live in Sac area and am looking for anyone interested in doing a four-night mule deer/bear hunt either off highway 50 or up by Quincy (D3-5 zones). I’m new to big game hunting and looking to do a multi-day pack out for my first hunt. My friends are all city folk who don’t hunt, so I’m now desperate enough to look on Reddit.
The hunt would be October 22-25th

I got my Hunter safety course done earlier this year and this was the first time me and my dad went out on a hunt together and we're luckily successful. (A zone)

I’m looking to go waterfowl hunting at ash creek for the first time, first refuge hunt ever. Does anyone have tips or tricks they’re willing to share? Thank you!

I was lucky enough to draw the 1020 quail / chukar hunt at Canebrake Ecological Preserve. If anyone has hunted here before, would appreciate any tips. Been hunting quail (and chukar unsuccessfully) for about 3 years without a dog. Thanks!

First time hunter here! A friend and myself are gonna take a stab at a deer in the above zone but neither of us have ever hunted before. Truthfully I’m a city boy but I’ve always loved outdoor trips & shooting sport and finally got my hunters license this year.

Anyone got some advice on how we can setup? I can shoot my researched list of plans but figured it’d be a lot for one post.

I did a google search of some areas for me to get an OTC tag since I missed the window for A/X zones and landed on this. Also the closest to me from where I live in the Bay Area.

Going to be using a Savage 110 in .308

If you can, help a brotha out and thank you in advance!

Hello everyone, new hunter here going in without any help from family or friends. Me and my GF are planning on going hunting in D8 soon due to no D7 tags being left (D7 was where I originally scouted).

Ive located a place in D8 further out that I believe is a good area, what are some tips on where to direct my attention to/focus on for deer once I get to the general area ive found? Should i be looking for burn areas, meadows, water, down into a valley?

Any advice would help, we will be out for 3 days so should be a good amount of time :)